Politifact.com: Statements from Colleen Conleyhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/colleen-conley/Statements from Colleen Conley reviewed by Politifact.comen-usSun, 24 Apr 2011 00:01:00 -0400Colleen Conley - R.I. Tea Party founder says Rhode Island is the most generous state in New England when it comes to welfarehttp://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2011/apr/24/colleen-conley/ri-tea-party-founder-says-rhode-island-most-genero/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | R.I. Tea Party founder says Rhode Island is the most generous state in New England when it comes to welfare
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<p> In the ongoing debate over how and where to cut the state budget, social services -- particularly welfare -- are popular targets. After all, social service spending costs residents nearly $1.1 billion a year and makes up nearly 40 percent of the general revenue budget. So when Colleen Conley, founder and president of the Rhode Island Tea Party said on WHJJ&#39;s Helen Glover Show on April 13 that welfare recipients in Rhode Island are treated to the &quot;most generous&quot; benefits in New England, that caught our attention. Conley made the comment ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2011/apr/24/colleen-conley/ri-tea-party-founder-says-rhode-island-most-genero/">>> More</a>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2011/apr/24/colleen-conley/ri-tea-party-founder-says-rhode-island-most-genero/